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LightCycler® and Twister® II Plate Server for PCR


LightCycler 480 and Twister II ... Two Great Solutions that are Better Together!  A Fully Automated Solution for your Real-Time PCR!

Caliper Life Sciences, in collaboration with Roche Diagnostics, has developed the most complete plate handling solution for the LightCycler® 480 instrument.  Whether your goal is to load one or two LightCyclers for extended run times or integrating your instrument with a preparative liquid handling system, Caliper Life Science has the answer for you.

Caliper’s iLinkPro™ scheduling software can integrate multiple LightCycler 480 Systems with the Twister II plate server for unattended, walk-away operation.  The software also supports integration with a preparative liquid handler, like Caliper’s Zephyr and Sciclone instruments, creating a complete solution for sample processing and reaction setup.  


About the LightCycler 480/Twister II integration:
• Generate data 24 hours a day/7 days a week
• 120 plate capacity for extended run times
• Define PCR cycling conditions by stack or by individual barcoded microplate
• Maximize laboratory throughput by serving multiple LightCycler 480 Systems
• iLinkPro provides an intuitive, easy to use icon driven software for easy setup and execution of multiple PCR experiments including automatic data analysis
• iLinkPro supports more than 150 laboratory devices, allowing systems to be scaled up and grow with your needs

LightCycler - Quantification of the h-HPRT gene with the Transcriptor First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit


Quantification of the h-HPRT gene with the Transcriptor First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit and the LightCycler® 480 Instrument.










The LightCycler 480 integration kit includes:

• 1 square based Twister II robot w/ 3 microplate stacks 
• iLink Pro 1.1 SP4
• Roche LightCycler 480 software adapter 
• Mechanical Interface Kit for single LightCycler 480 Instrument 
• Extended Finger Set 
• Locator Kit


The Twister II plate handling robot is an inexpensive way to get the most from your LightCycler 480 system for Real-Time PCR.

Click here for more information on the LightCycler 480.


LightCycler 480 and Twister II Plate Server
LightCycler 480 and Twister II Plate Server





LightCycler is a trademark of Roche Applied Sciences.